Thanksgiving in camp sketched Thursday 28th 1861 – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Thanksgiving in camp sketched Thursday 28th 1861, a historic drawing rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thanksgiving in camp sketched Thursday 28th 1861
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This pencil and Chinese white drawing on tan paper, dated Thursday, November 28, 1861, shows a Union army camp observing Thanksgiving, with the title noting that it was sketched on that day. Thanksgiving was not yet a fixed national holiday in 1861. Its observance depended on proclamations from state governors and the president, so soldiers in camp often marked the day in their own ways, with extra food, gatherings and a break from drill. Scenes like this one, drawn on the spot, give a sense of how the war's first winter looked from behind the lines, where officers and enlisted men shared a single holiday table.
| Created / published | 1861 [November] 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on tan paper : pencil and Chinese white ; 24.7 x 35.1 cm. (sheet). |
| Genre | Drawings American 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Military cookery--1860-1870. Military camps--Union--1860-1870. Military officers--Union--1860-1870. Celebrations--1860-1870. Soldiers--Union--1860-1870. Eating & drinking--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life--Union.United States |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,399 × 2,400 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218160 |
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